Naming a baby!

Amy's delivery-

When you are the primary, you take care of the perineum..you check vitals and monitor the heart rate of the fetus making sure its staying consistent.. you deliver the placenta.. you check for tearing.. you clean the mother.. you fill out lots of paperwork.

when you are the secondary, you assist with the primary's needs and do the baby check-up while the primary is taking care of the mother. you get to pray over the baby and spend time with the fresh new life that has just entered the world.

Being the secondary has its perks. and for the mtoto (baby) that Amy delivered, i was able to spend time over the baby..praying and welcoming her into the world. When it was time to transfer the mother and baby to Postnatal, i carried the baby outside with the mother to go down the hall to postnatal. as we walked out into the hall, i saw an older lady and a man looking expectantly at the door i came out of. i thought for sure that this was the husband and the mother-in-law. as the mom came out after me, the husband and older lady smiled knowing that the baby that i held in my arms was theirs. here in tanzania, it is customary for the father to name the baby, so i asked the father what he was going to name the baby girl. he looked at me and said 'i don't know..you name it'. so i said 'Anna' . he looked at me and smiled and said very good .. Anna! Anna!
the family was very happy and we hope to visit them at their home in a week or so.


showing the baby to the father and grandmother